Senior / Principal Test Engineer

Purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is increase the Test Engineering group’s capability and capacity to:

1. Understand the technology, products and application solutions that FLusso develops.
2. Specify, design and build systems for testing Flusso gas and flow sensor solutions, with respect to performance targets, under specified operating conditions – such as supply voltage, temperature, pressure and humidity.
3. Develop test software, database functions and test data analysis/visualisation tools.
4. Develop and execute test specifications.
5. Deliver high quality, reliable test results and informative analysis.

Responsibilities

New product (and device) development and introduction

• Building a full understanding of Flusso sensor devices and product solutions, including use cases, operation and performance specifications
• Test requirements capture
• Development of specifications, methods and plans for
  • Sensor performance characterisation
  • Verification of compliance to sensor product specifications
  • Emulation of production test methods, for correlation testing
• Design, implementation and integration of automated test setups involving
  • Standard test equipment
  • Custom mechanical fixtures, fittings and pipework
  • Custom circuit boards and cabling
  • Bespoke software to execute test specifications
  • Database query/pre-processing functions
  • Validation of test methods and assessment of test system accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility
  • Correct capture of test results in the database system
• Efficient and timely execution of test plans
• Collaboration with the Data Science group in the development of test results analysis, reporting and visualisation tools
• Development of test methods for investigation of sensor performance anomalies or failures. Hands-on investigation of anomalies and failures.
• Thorough review and approval of test reports produced by the Test Engineering group

Test Engineering capability development

• Contribution to test lab infrastructure requirements, specifications, design and implementation
• Supervision and mentoring of junior Test Engineers to help raise their effectiveness, productivity and quality of output

Production test and products in production

• Liaison with test houses to develop, understand and disseminate best practice for testing flow and gas sensor devices and modules
• Monitoring and review of production test data and yield. Root cause investigation and diagnosis of production test or yield issues.
• Optimisation of test cost and coverage trade-offs
• In collaboration with the Quality department, investigation of customer returns

Requirements

Qualifications, knowledge, skills & experience

A bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Science subject

Knowledge, skills and experience is required in respect of all responsibilities of the role listed above, and specifically:

• Comprehensive knowledge of test and measurement, theory and practice
• Test engineering for sensor products
• Development of test software and database query/pre-processing functions with rigorous source code version control (ideally using git)
• Development of test results analysis and visualisation/presentation tools
• Use of databases for test result storage and access (ideally AWS hosted)
• Integration of test solutions (ideally for flow and gas sensors) with bespoke mechanical parts, electronic subsystems and software,
• Use of standard electronics test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes
• Analysis of test results and presentation of the information extracted, with a solid grasp of relevant statistical methods
• Working in an ISO9001:2015 quality system
• Working to lab protocols, procedures and health and safety regulations

Knowledge and experience in these areas would be an advantage:

• Working in a business mass producing high-volume, low-cost components
• Testing gas detection and flow sensing components or products
• Time-series visualisation of test results using Grafana
• Test results analysis and presentation using Python and JMP
• Development of test software in LabVIEW
• Jig/fixture design using 3D CAD (preferably SolidWorks)
• Silicon-MEMS component fabrication, packaging and handling

Profile

• Hands on with a detail conscious and meticulous approach.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment with tight project timescales.
• Pro-active, positive, innovative and enthusiastic by nature.
• Flexible and responsive to changing needs of projects and the business.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Keen to learn

Benefits

• Base salary
• Bonus (% of base salary) based on company and personal performance
• Workplace pension contribution 3% of full base salary (we can trade with salary level for higher)
• Bupa Cash Plan Level 3 (employee only)
• Private Medical insurance with cover for spouse/partner and dependent children
• Group Life Insurance covers up to 4 x salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (adjusted for part time roles)
• Support for relocation (loan discharged over two years service)